An important question we have been asked is who qualifies for spousal maintenance in Arizona. Arizona revised statute section 25-319(A) provides the five reasons a court may consider qualifies a person to be...

Sometimes a spouse may be concerned his or her spouse is intentionally reducing their income before or during a divorce in Arizona. This leads to the question about whether a court will attribute income for spousal support in...

Most people are ordered to pay their child support and/or spousal maintenance through the Support Clearinghouse. The Support Clearinghouse, likewise, keeps track of all of those payments to make it easier for courts to track...

The Arizona Court of Appeals in the case of Durrant vs. Durrant had to, among other issues, deal with the legal principle known as the Law of the Case Doctrine in an Arizona divorce. In that case, Taylor Durrant (Father)...

The Arizona Court of Appeals in the case of Coburn v. Rhodig addressed an appeal from the Maricopa County Superior Court. The parties in the case are Mr. Rhodig (“Husband”) and Mrs. Coburn (“Wife”). The couple...

In the state of Arizona, spouses who go through the divorce process will often be subject to some alimony or spousal maintenance payment more often than not. Alimony falls under a high level of scrutiny from courts regarding...

The Arizona Court of Appeals-Division One reviewed and rendered a decision in Durrant v. Durrant. Presiding Judge Kenton D. Jones delivered the decision for the appeals court, in which Judge Randall M. Howe and Judge Donn...

In Arizona, the family court’s denial of a petition to modify spousal maintenance can be appealed. On appeal, the Arizona Court of Appeals typically does not consider new evidence but will reconsider the facts of the case...

Res Judicata, Laches and Statute of Limitations as Defenses to Family Support in Arizona When a person goes to court to resolve a legal issue, he or she cannot go to court again to resolve the same issue. The doctrine of res...

The Arizona Court of Appeals issued a decision regarding living together and spousal maintenance in Van Dyke v. Steinle regarding whether a former spouse’s cohabitation with another person provides a basis to modify or...